Where does “rohtosalkoruusu” come from?
rohtosalkoruusu (Finnish) comes from Finnish salkoruusu, from Finnish ruusu, from Swedish Ros, from Swedish rosa, from French rosé, from German rosé, from Middle High German rôse, from Old High German rōsa — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
rohtosalkoruusu (Finnish): marshmallow
Ancestry of “rohtosalkoruusu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | salkoruusu | althaea |
| 2 | Finnish | ruusu | rose; erysipelas |
| 3 | Swedish | Ros | — |
| 4 | Swedish | rosa | pink; praise, commend |
| 5 | French | rosé | pinkish; rosé |
| 6 | German | rosé | pale pink |
| 7 | Middle High German | rôse | — |
| 8 | Old High German | rōsa | — |
| 9 | Latin | Rosa | — |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | ῥόδον | rose; 423 BCE, Aristophanes, The Clouds :ῥόδα μ’... |
| 11 | Old Persian | wurdi | flower |
| 12 | Proto-Germanic | wurdiz | fate, destiny |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | wrti- | — |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |